Luo ye gui gen (Falling Leaves)

Adeline Yen Mah's childhood in 1930s China was marked by severe emotional abuse from her affluent family. Deemed bad luck after her mother's death in childbirth, she faced relentless bullying from her siblings and cruel manipulation from her stepmother. As the Red Army advanced, Adeline was sent to boarding school, isolated from her family, finding solace and dreams of freedom in books.